CONFIRMING STATEMENT


This Statement confirms that the undersigned has authorized and
designated each of Howard S. Yaruss, and C. Robert Quint to
execute and file on the undersigned's behalf all Forms 3, 4 and
5 (including any amendments thereto) that the undersigned may be
required to file with the United States Securities and Exchange
Commission as a result of the undersigned's ownership of or
transactions in securities of Radian Group Inc.  The authority
of each of Howard S. Yaruss and C. Robert Quint under this
Statement shall continue until the undersigned is no longer
required to file Forms 3, 4 or 5 with regard to the undersigned's
ownership of or transactions in securities of Radian Group Inc.,
unless earlier revoked in writing.  The undersigned acknowledges
that none of Howard S. Yaruss, C. Robert Quint or Radian Group,
Inc. is assuming any of the undersigned's responsibilities to comply
with Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.


Dated:   September 17, 2003  			 /s/ Jan Nicholson___    									Jan Nicholson


	POWER OF ATTORNEY


Known all by these presents, that the undersigned hereby
constitutes and appoints each of Howard S. Yaruss and
C. Robert Quint, signing singly, the undersigned's true and
lawful attorney-in-fact to:

(1) executed for and on behalf of the undersigned, in the
undersigned's capacity as an officer and/or director of Radian
Group Inc. (the "Company"), Forms 3, 4, and 5 in accordance
with Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
and the rules thereunder;

(2) do and perform any and all acts for and on behalf of the
undersigned which may be necessary or desirable to complete and
execute any such Form 3,4 or 5 and timely file such form with
the United States Securities and Exchange Commission and any
stock exchange or similar authority; and

(3) take any other action of any type whatsoever in connection
with the foregoing which, in the opinion of such attorney-in-fact,
may be of benefit to, in the best interest of, or legally required
by, the undersigned, it being understood that the documents executed
by such attorney-in-fact on behalf of the undersigned pursuant to
this Power of Attorney shall be in such form and shall contain
such terms and conditions as such attorney-in-fact may approve
in such attorney-in-fact's discretion.

The undersigned hereby grants to each such attorney-in-fact full
power and authority to do and perform any and every act and thing
whatsoever requisite, necessary or proper to be done in the
exercise of any of the rights and powers herein granted, as
fully to all intents and purposes as the undersigned might or
could do if personally present, with full power of substitution
or revocation, hereby ratifying and confirming all that such
attorney-in-fact, or such attorney-in-fact's substitute or
substitutes, shall lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue of
this Power of Attorney and the rights and powers herein granted.
The undersigned acknowledges that the foregoing attorneys-in-fact,
in serving in such capacity at the request of the undersigned,
are not assuming, nor is the Company assuming, any of the
undersigned's responsibilities to comply with Section 16 of the
Securities and Exchange Act of 1934.

The Power of Attorney shall remain in force and effect until the
undersigned is no longer required to file Form 3, 4 and 5 with
respect to the undersigned's holdings of and transactions in
securities issued by the company, unless earlier revoked by the
undersigned in a signed writing delivered to the foregoing
attorneys-in-fact.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power to be
executed as of this   17th  day of  September , 2003.


/s/ Jan Nicholson
	Signature

	Jan Nicholson                      								Printed Name